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james_desantis 's review for:
Swamp Thing Winter Special #1
by Jason Fabok, Tom King, Len Wein, Kelley Jones
That's it. King is King. Fuck it. This dude does amazing shit.
So Swamp Thing is a massive 80 page single issues. It's a big tribute issue to the creator who has passed away (both the art/writer in same year, really sad). The first half is King's tribute story and it's wonderfully done. The 2nd half is unfinished story written by Len Wein, the original creator, and the man was actually about to start a NEW Swamp Thing series. So we see it in it's unfinished, before lettering can be placed on the page.
Good: I loved King's story. Dark, sad, and powerful. Swamp Thing is going through a terrible winter season protecting a boy from various troubles. First a bear, then a human, and more and more to the point where the swamp thing starts to fade away, dying. Then the Len Wein is really interesting even without words. A more adventure feel to it all and more "fun".
Bad: Wish it was lettered for second half. Would have loved to see Len Wein last story fully done.
Overall great tribute issue. Both powerful and sad. I'll have to go with a 4.5 but in the end I'll give it a 5 because of how memorable it is.
So Swamp Thing is a massive 80 page single issues. It's a big tribute issue to the creator who has passed away (both the art/writer in same year, really sad). The first half is King's tribute story and it's wonderfully done. The 2nd half is unfinished story written by Len Wein, the original creator, and the man was actually about to start a NEW Swamp Thing series. So we see it in it's unfinished, before lettering can be placed on the page.
Good: I loved King's story. Dark, sad, and powerful. Swamp Thing is going through a terrible winter season protecting a boy from various troubles. First a bear, then a human, and more and more to the point where the swamp thing starts to fade away, dying. Then the Len Wein is really interesting even without words. A more adventure feel to it all and more "fun".
Bad: Wish it was lettered for second half. Would have loved to see Len Wein last story fully done.
Overall great tribute issue. Both powerful and sad. I'll have to go with a 4.5 but in the end I'll give it a 5 because of how memorable it is.